sulfanilamide
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sulfanilamide
[sul″fah-nil´ah-mīd]a potent antibacterial compound. Although replaced as a systemic agent by more effective and less toxic derivatives, and by antibiotics; it is still used vaginally in the treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis.
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sul·fa·nil·a·mide
(sŭl'fă-nil'ă-mīd),The first sulfonamide used for its chemotherapeutic effect in infections.
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sulfanilamide
(sŭl′fə-nĭl′ə-mīd′, -mĭd)n.
A white, odorless crystalline sulfonamide, C6H8N2SO2, used in the treatment of various bacterial infections.
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